Tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Clin Exp Emerg Med · 2025 · PMC12245658 · PMID 39237141

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did not reach statistical significanceP=0.053so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Although the differences in effect size did not reach statistical significance (between-group comparison, P=0.053), it illustrated the phenomenon where studies with smaller sample sizes tend to show a misleadingly larger mean difference.

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